2015 University of Twente Scholarships (UTS) for EU and Non-EU Masters Students

Applications are on-going for the 2015 University of Twente Scholarships (UTS) for EU and Non-EU Students. University Twente Scholarships (UTS) are scholarships for excellent students from both EU/EEA and non-EU/EEA countries, applying for a graduate programme (MSc) at the University of Twente in Netherlands. 

The Scholarship is applicable to the International students from both EU/EEA and non-EU/EEA countries (including Nigeria). The following below listed fields are the available course of study and only thirty scholarships are available.

Applied Mathematics
Applied Physics
Biomedical Engineering
Business Administration
Business Information Technology
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering and Management
Communication Studies
Computer Science
Construction Management and Engineering
Educational Science and Technology
Electrical Engineering
Embedded Systems
European Studies
Health Sciences
Human Media Interaction
Industrial Design Engineering
Industrial Engineering and Management
Environmental and Energy Management
Mechanical Engineering
Nanotechnology
Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society
Public Administration
Science Education and Communication
Sustainable Energy Technology
Systems and Control
Telematics

Scholarship Value

The scholarship amounts to € 6,000 – € 25,000 for one year.

Eligibility and Requirement

To qualify for a UTS, candidates must fulfil all of the following requirements below:
· Your programme starts in September 2015

· You have been (provisionally) admitted to one of the above mentioned UT graduate programmes before 15 March 2015;

· You have to include a motivation letter in your application (250 – 500 words), this motivation letter explains: 
(1) What you have studied in the past; 
(2) What goal you want to reach through your study at UT; 
(3) How you plan to receive this goal; 
(4) Why you particularly choose to study at the University of Twente;

· You comply with the conditions for obtaining an entry visa in the Netherlands (if applicable).

· You comply with the general English language test requirement Academic IELTS 6.5 (or TOEFL iBT of 90) and an additional 6.0 (TOEFL iBT 20) on the subscore of speaking skills.

· You are not eligible for a Dutch study grant.

· You have completed a pre-master at the University of Twente (if applicable).

· You may already apply for a UTS even if you have to do a pre master programme at the University of Twente first. However, you must complete your pre-master programme with a CGPA of 7.5 (out of 10) to be eligible for a UTS and comply with above mentioned requirements.

Application Procedure and Deadline

To be able to apply for this scholarship, you must have been provisionally admitted to one of the eligible Master programmes before 15 March 2015. If you apply for a UTS scholarship without meeting all the requirements, your application will always be unsuccessful. The deadline for scholarship applications is 31 March 2015.

For more information on how to go about applying and detailed information on application procedure  for the 2015 University of Twente Scholarships (UTS) – visit the official website.

Official Scholarship website – http://www.utwente.nl/internationalstudents/scholarshipsandgrants/all/uts/